General Article ‘I feel lost’ – AI pioneer speaks out as experts warn it could wipe out humanity

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Dozens of experts have put their name to a letter organised by the Centre for AI Safety.

By Jordan Reynolds

One of the ‘godfathers’ of artificial intelligence (AI) has said he feels ‘lost’ as experts warned the technology could lead to the extinction of humanity.

Professor Yoshua Bengio told the BBC that all companies building AI products should be registered and people working on the technology should have ethical training.

It comes after dozens of experts put their name to a letter organise...

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